Category: Identity Theft

How to Contact a Real Person at a Credit Bureau
The information that credit bureaus collect affects just about every aspect of your life. Whether you’re approved for a credit card, get a good mortgage rate, can rent an apartment or even get a job – they all can hinge … Continue reading →
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How To Freeze Your Credit After The Equifax Hack
Here’s how you can freeze your credit to avoid fraudulent activity. This is especially important after a hack like the one experienced by Equifax recently.
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How Is a Fraud Alert Different from a Credit Freeze or Lock?
Hackers steal more than 1 million records globally every hour. And improvements in technology make it easierânot harderâall the time for cyber thieves to access your personal and financial information. While identity theft is a scary thought, you arenât helpless. ExtraCredit provides tools to help you not feel helpless. Sign up for dark web monitoring… Read More
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As if fearing the health-related consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus wasn’t enough, there’s also a fair amount of financial uncertainty related to recession and an unstable economy. People all across the United States are wondering how they’ll pay their bills and make ends meet as they file for unemployment and wait for a one-time stimulus… Read More
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